The moon was silvery as water, and time quietly reached half-past ten at night.
Li Qiao sat in the laboratory, resting her forehead in her hand, listening to Reid’s explanation. With her eyelids lowered, it was impossible to decipher her emotions.
"MECT therapy does not cause organic damage to the brain, and indeed, it can serve as a medical intervention for mania..."
Li Qiao pursed her lips and remained silent for a long time.
On the other end of the video call, Reid also paused for a few seconds before adding, "However, intervening with MECT therapy without the use of drugs could very likely lead to disordered memory in the patient. You need to think it through."
"Hmm, I will consider it, thank you."
Reid, observing Li Qiao’s faint expression, sighed, "The few special medications I gave you, you can have the patient try them to see the effects. Maybe the outcome won’t be as bad as you imagine."
Li Qiao cracked a smile, "OK."
After the video conference ended, the clock hand had moved half a circle.
At eleven at night, Li Qiao closed her laptop and got up from the laboratory.
In the living room, Shang Yu rested his head on the armrest of the sofa, eyes closed in rest. Hearing footsteps, he lifted the corner of his eyes and his thin lips curved into a faint smile, "All done?"
"Yes," Li Qiao replied, coming to sit beside him. Her gaze inadvertently swept over his composed and handsome face, and she unexpectantly thought of the word ’spouse.’
As Li Qiao pondered how to start a conversation, Shang Yu extended a finger, twirling a lock of her hair by her ear, and said in a deep voice, "Luoyu and Liuyun will accompany you to Aida State tomorrow afternoon. I’ll follow the morning after."
"Sure," Li Qiao readily agreed, and then glanced at him, seeming to hesitate, as if there were more she wanted to say.
Noticing this, Shang Yu’s eyes flickered with a deep mirth, "Is there something else?"
Li Qiao averted her gaze to the TV wall in front of her, sighing and shaking her head.
She now felt that he really hadn’t seen the message she had retracted.
Forget it. She’d find another chance to talk about it later.
Before long, Li Qiao got up absentmindedly and went upstairs.
The next day, Li Qiao would set off for Aida State.
Xi Luo called her at ten in the morning, "Don’t worry about the rumors in the company lately. I’ll handle it."
"Mm, are you heading to Myanmar tomorrow?" At the time, Li Qiao was fiddling with the documents in her hand, asking casually.
Xi Luo fell silent for a moment, then chided her, "I’m leaving tonight. Rest assured, I will take care of the matter you entrusted to me."
Li Qiao said nothing, preparing to end the call when Xi Luo added another instruction, "By the way, my brother Xi Ze has already arrived in Aida State. I’ve sent you his number. If there’s any contract dispute, contact him directly. Don’t be polite."
At three in the afternoon, Li Qiao, accompanied by Liuyun and Luoyu, took the lead on a flight to Aida State.
Elsewhere, Shang Yu sat in his office signing documents with a fountain pen, without looking up he ordered, "Get the documents notarized as soon as possible."
As he spoke, Wang Yue stepped forward and nodded, "Don’t worry, boss. It’s already being arranged."
The man closed the folder and pinched the bridge of his nose, "What’s the situation in Aida State?"
"The thirteen AI engineers have already joined Qianmu Group. I’ve checked Parma’s backend servers. There are traces of our core technology and smart controls being copied. I suspect... they’ve already been taken to Qianmu Group."
Wang Yue’s expression was icy, showing disdain for those engineers.
Even though this was business competition, it was a breach of business ethics.
Then, Shang Yu put down his fountain pen, his thin lips forming a chilling arc, "Which member of the Chairman Family will be attending the presentation this time?"